As I wrote following their loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Brooklyn Nets have entered the acceptance stage, just in time for the home-stretch of the NBA season. The 26-44 Nets are what they are.
Brooklyn’s fans have also accepted this season for what it is — not to say anybody is happy or even content with the results. But you’d think there’s nothing left to argue about, and that the few-and-far-in-between bright spots would be easier to appreciate. No, there’s not many of ‘em on this 11-seed, but in the loss to Milwaukee, first-round rookie Noah Clowney played his 3rd-most minutes of the season and looked pretty good doing so.